LAKELAND, Fla. — One moment, it was Miguel Cabrera. Next, it was Riley Greene. And then, Spencer Torkelson. All three players engaged in conversations with Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris during the batting practice portion of Friday’s workout on the TigerTown backfields. A cheerful Cabrera, who is a few years older than
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DETROIT — As a child, Kamilia Landrum always wondered why several metro Detroit neighborhoods in close proximity to one another had such stark differences. “I never understood how Grosse Point looked so affluent and clean, but when you crossed into the Jefferson side, you immediately saw these dilapidated buildings,” said Landrum, who grew up on Detroit’s
LAKELAND, Fla. — At the end of last season, Detroit Tigers infielder Ryan Kreidler shared his main goal for the future. “I want to hit better,” he said. Kreidler returned to the Tigers for spring training 135 days later with a chance to secure a job on the Opening Day roster. The 25-year-old excels defensively at
LAKELAND, Fla. — The first pitch was wild. Totally understandable. It’s hard to control lightning. Elvis Alvarado — the Detroit Tigers prospect with a wicked 100 mph fastball — was starting his first bullpen of the season. At TigerTown. In front of all the Tigers coaches. All the big-league coaches. The second one was wild,
Pitchers and catchers have reported and if you’re like us, you’re loving all the videos of early batting practice and bullpen sessions. Let the competition commence! While for many, Spring Training is a time to get ramped up and ready for the coming season, Grapefruit and Cactus League action will serve as an audition for
Welcome to episode 1 of Tigers Today, a new Detroit News podcast featuring Tigers beat writer Chris McCosky and reporter/host Tony Paul. Chris and Tony will discuss the new-look Tigers under Scott Harris, the new president of baseball operations. Today, they talk about pitchers and catchers reporting Wednesday for the first practice at spring training
Lakeland, Fla. — When manager AJ Hinch assembled the pitchers and catchers Wednesday morning before the first official workout of spring, he told them very directly there were jobs to be won on this pitching staff and roles to be fought for. “Health is going to play into that and performance definitely is going to
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene has a history of putting on a show in Spring Training. On Thursday, he arrived for his first camp as a Tigers regular, ready to rake. While pitchers and catchers had their second official workout of camp, Greene and other early-arriving Tigers hitters took batting practice on a back field in
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera appeared in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse on Thursday afternoon. Before his final spring training. His final season. A reporter requested an interview. “Monday!” he boomed. The reporter asked again. “Monday!” He smiled — that old familiar smile — and hugged Javier Báez. A short time later, he bro-hugged Riley Greene
LAKELAND, Fla. — “A slider machine.” That’s how one league source described right-handed reliever Matt Wisler, who signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers and is vying for a role in the bullpen on the Opening Day roster. “It’s always been a good pitch for me,” Wisler said of his slider. “I have obviously taken
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers center fielder Riley Greene had some big moments this offseason. Like catching a 50-inch redfish and massive hammer jack and red snapper some 60 to 70 miles off the Florida coast. Earlier in the week, he and his buddy, Vaughn Grissom, the Atlanta Braves shortstop, were inducted into the Hagerty High
Spring training is just a few days old and Detroit Tigers fans already have things to look forward to. On Thursday, the club announced that starting at 10 a.m. Friday, single-game tickets will go on sale at tigers.com. JEFF SEIDEL:Tigers’ first workout of 2023 brings equal doses of smiles, sadness ‘I COULD WRITE A BOOK’:Spencer
Detroit — The Tigers are moving up the start times for several home games in 2023. Based on feedback from fans and TV and business partners, the team announced Thursday that all weekday night home games will start at 6:40 p.m., up from 7:10 p.m. “We’re constantly listening to feedback from fans and stakeholders and
LAKELAND, Fla. — On May 18, 2021, Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull pitched the eighth no-hitter in franchise history and first since Justin Verlander in 2011. “It feels like a lifetime ago,” Turnbull said Wednesday at the opening of spring training. Less than three weeks later, Turnbull removed himself from his June 4 start against the
LAKELAND, Fla. — How to capture the excitement of spring training? To show what it feels like inside a Major League clubhouse, at this time of spring training, when the Florida sky is a brilliant bright blue, and the weather is gorgeous, and every team is still undefeated, and nobody is in a slump, and
Tigers right-hander Casey Mize underwent Tommy John surgery in June of last year and was already set to miss at least part of the upcoming season. However, there’s an extra layer of complication to his recovery, as the team informed reporters today that he also underwent back surgery around the same time, listing his two
Lakeland, Fla. — Technically, the position players don’t have to be here until Monday, but the clubhouse was stuffed with them on Wednesday. Javier Báez was there. “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do, to be honest with you,” he said with a laugh. Spencer Torkelson got in a round of batting practice
The days of players putting down their cigarettes and six packs and finally mixing in some sit-ups and sprints to get ready for the upcoming season are long gone. The modern Major Leaguer, by and large, comes to camp in proper physical form, needing only some repetition under the Arizona or Florida sun before embarking
The Tigers announced they have signed left-hander Jace Fry to a minor league deal, as well as announcing the previously-reported deal with righty Matt Wisler. Both pitchers have received invitations to major league Spring Training. Fry, 29, was a mainstay of the White Sox’ bullpen from 2018 to 2020. In those three seasons, he made
Lakeland, Fla. — Technically, the position players don’t have to be here until Monday, but the clubhouse was stuffed with them on Wednesday. Javier Báez was there. “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do, to be honest with you,” he said with a laugh. Spencer Torkelson got in a round of batting practice